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Hi all,

Yesterday afternoon I photographed a mating pair of Myopa species in my garden, (Derby, UK), but I am unsure which one they are, if anyone can i.d., them or make a best guess I would be grateful.

As well as the attached image other shots can be seen here :

https://plus.google.com/photos/114234369585533058135/albums/5873277336946702721?authkey=CJOOsv-J4NjFiwE the extra images are the last six in the album at the link.

Thanks.

Steve :-)

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Sciomyzidae.
My bet would be Hydromya dorsalis, but no certitude on that.

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Thanks Clovis, the last image didn't show the facial features, so another angle here

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And another angle here

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Just had a look at Hydromya dorsalis and I trust your judgement :-) My mistake re thinking they were Myopa, misled by a wrongly labelled image on the internet !

Thanks again,

Steve :-)